The pedometer on the 3DS seems tailor made for this sort of thing. I uh, might have walked several extra miles a week in the first couple months after buying Nintendogs 3DS, just so my virtual dog would be happier and bring me better presents.

My doctor is pretty cool. But her RN? Highlarious. Last time I was in, she noticed that I was the same age as her daughter and decided to lecture me on how I should sleep with as many people as I want and learn what I like, because she didn't get the courage to take charge in the bedroom until she was 40 and saw a…

Considering that one type of henna was traditionally used as a laxative... I'd rather not use it on my lips.

Ooh, that is a tough break. I at least get a happy bright orange color.

I had those sort of "Why does he still have these if they've broken up?! What if he's still in love with her?!" type moments. And then I started dating a widower. When your competition is, barring a zombie apocalypse, in no danger of coming back into his life, it's a lot easier to let go of the insecurity and jealousy…

That it is. But then again, unless your name is Suzi you don't get the thrill of picking up a bottle and going "OMG, that's my/my bestfriend/my mom's dog's name!"

The other problem with salons is that sometimes they mix half full bottles, making new shades that you fall in love with only to never see again.

At least they caught themselves before launch and cancelled the whole thing. It was like... "Oh, right, y'know this is a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE idea. Thanks, general public!"

I'm intrigued solely based on the name.

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm. No super cute case egg shaped case, and, uh, randomly named since I don't think it has anything to do with the actor... but good stuff! Several different flavors, no freaky chemicals, no tint. On the downside, it's like $8 a pop.

In a larger city, your methods work. Probably. But the thing about big box retailers is that there are several national organizations scrutinizing them, making them (somewhat) keep their acts together. The local shops, you have to do your own homework instead of getting nice informative articles like this.

It's not lupus?

Hotel Monaco in Portland has a doggie Director of Pet Relations. He's a super sweet former guide dog who was a little too interested in interacting with other dogs, so now he has the perfect job for his good training and attitude - greeting people checking in with their pets.

Fresh pastas might have egg in them, but most dry pastas do not.

But then we wouldn't get the awesomely crazy "National Costume" part!

I was hoping for the same thing for Mary Murphy on So You Think You Can Dance.

I'll second the "home ec only for people who weren't going to college" experience. I'd have LOVED to take cooking class at my high school, but of course I only had 1.5 spare credits in my entire four years of high school which ended up being spent in art class, as cooking was scheduled at the same time as AP English.

You're seeing it everywhere because they were bought out by L'Oreal last year. Naturally, L'Oreal set about taking it from a salon/beauty store brand to a drugstore one. Luckily, while the packaging went a little downmarket, the formula itself hasn't suffered yet.

Google images. "Clinique Black Honey swatch." You can add specific modifiers if you want - redhead, Asian, etc. But something as popular as Black Honey has plenty of photos out there already.

Did you recently change your face wash or scrub? For whatever reason, I've found that certain SPF formulas just don't place nice with other products, resulting in the eraser-like clumps that you've described.